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Best Countries for English Speakers

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1.
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Gold Coast

Australia

English data pending. Try pointing and smiling.

$2267/mo rent$3259/mo total28°C summersCoastal
63score
2.
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Perth

Australia

English data pending. Try pointing and smiling.

$1821/mo rent$2737/mo total29°C summersCoastal
66score
3.
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Sydney

Australia

English data pending. Try pointing and smiling.

$2506/mo rent$3597/mo total26°C summers114 MbpsCoastal
65score
4.
🇺🇸

Chicago

United States

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$2388/mo rent$3365/mo totalEnglish: Very High27°C summers180 Mbps
54score
5.
🇺🇸

Honolulu

United States

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$2703/mo rent$3936/mo totalEnglish: Very High30°C summersCoastal
57score
6.
🇺🇸

Las Vegas

United States

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1587/mo rent$2786/mo totalEnglish: Very High39°C summers
56score
7.
🇺🇸

Los Angeles

United States

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$2839/mo rent$4067/mo totalEnglish: Very High28°C summers176 MbpsCoastal
58score
8.
🇺🇸

Miami

United States

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$3010/mo rent$4306/mo totalEnglish: Very High32°C summersCoastal
50score
9.
🇺🇸

New York

United States

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$4281/mo rent$5504/mo totalEnglish: Very High28°C summers162 MbpsCoastal
58score
10.
🇺🇸

Phoenix

United States

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1787/mo rent$2877/mo totalEnglish: Very High40°C summers
54score
11.
🇺🇸

San Francisco

United States

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$3413/mo rent$4625/mo totalEnglish: Very High21°C summers181 MbpsCoastal
58score
12.
🇺🇸

Seattle

United States

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$2442/mo rent$3728/mo totalEnglish: Very High24°C summers185 MbpsCoastal
62score
13.
🇺🇸

Tucson

United States

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1322/mo rent$2230/mo totalEnglish: Very High37°C summers
61score
14.
🇬🇧

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1620/mo rent$2851/mo totalEnglish: Very High17°C summers89 MbpsCoastal
69score
15.
🇬🇧

London

United Kingdom

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$3000/mo rent$4534/mo totalEnglish: Very High22°C summers87 Mbps
58score
16.
🇬🇧

Manchester

United Kingdom

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1703/mo rent$2741/mo totalEnglish: Very High20°C summers102 Mbps
68score
17.
🇮🇪

Dublin

Ireland

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$2522/mo rent$3668/mo totalEnglish: Very High18°C summers91 MbpsCoastal
64score
18.
🇸🇬

Singapore

Singapore

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$2696/mo rent$3298/mo totalEnglish: Very High31°C summers279 MbpsCoastal
69score
19.
🇳🇱

Amsterdam

Netherlands

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$2602/mo rent$3808/mo totalEnglish: Very High20°C summers122 MbpsCoastal
66score
20.
🇳🇱

Rotterdam

Netherlands

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1805/mo rent$2977/mo totalEnglish: Very High21°C summers141 MbpsCoastal
74score
21.
🇳🇱

The Hague

Netherlands

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1548/mo rent$2477/mo totalEnglish: Very High20°C summers99 MbpsCoastal
74score
22.
🇨🇦

Montreal

Canada

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1309/mo rent$2096/mo totalEnglish: Very High25°C summers112 Mbps
77score
23.
🇨🇦

Toronto

Canada

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1659/mo rent$2546/mo totalEnglish: Very High24°C summers125 Mbps
73score
24.
🇨🇦

Vancouver

Canada

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1925/mo rent$2844/mo totalEnglish: Very High21°C summers183 MbpsCoastalMountains
74score
25.
🇭🇷

Split

Croatia

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1077/mo rent$1953/mo totalEnglish: Very High30°C summersCoastalMountains
68score
26.
🇦🇹

Graz

Austria

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$772/mo rent$1820/mo totalEnglish: Very High25°C summers
77score
27.
🇦🇹

Salzburg

Austria

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1537/mo rent$2677/mo totalEnglish: Very High24°C summers
68score
28.
🇦🇹

Vienna

Austria

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1303/mo rent$2394/mo totalEnglish: Very High24°C summers101 Mbps
77score
29.
🇩🇪

Berlin

Germany

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1550/mo rent$2621/mo totalEnglish: Very High25°C summers128 Mbps
75score
30.
🇩🇪

Frankfurt

Germany

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1358/mo rent$2490/mo totalEnglish: Very High26°C summers
71score
31.
🇩🇪

Hamburg

Germany

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1359/mo rent$2420/mo totalEnglish: Very High21°C summers96 Mbps
73score
32.
🇩🇪

Munich

Germany

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1678/mo rent$2883/mo totalEnglish: Very High22°C summers92 Mbps
73score
33.
🇵🇹

Faro

Portugal

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1077/mo rent$1751/mo totalEnglish: Very High28°C summers49 MbpsCoastal
74score
34.
🇵🇹

Funchal

Portugal

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1568/mo rent$2223/mo totalEnglish: Very High24°C summersCoastalMountains
68score
35.
🇵🇹

Lagos

Portugal

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1233/mo rent$1984/mo totalEnglish: Very High28°C summers84 MbpsCoastal
71score
36.
🇵🇹

Lisbon

Portugal

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1616/mo rent$2360/mo totalEnglish: Very High27°C summers238 MbpsCoastal
79score
37.
🇵🇹

Porto

Portugal

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1297/mo rent$1940/mo totalEnglish: Very High23°C summers226 MbpsCoastal
82score
38.
🇩🇰

Copenhagen

Denmark

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1970/mo rent$3034/mo totalEnglish: Very High20°C summers245 MbpsCoastal
78score
39.
🇸🇪

Gothenburg

Sweden

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1080/mo rent$1785/mo totalEnglish: Very High19°C summers163 MbpsCoastal
78score
40.
🇸🇪

Malmo

Sweden

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1092/mo rent$1887/mo totalEnglish: Very High20°C summers84 MbpsCoastal
73score
41.
🇸🇪

Stockholm

Sweden

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1816/mo rent$2849/mo totalEnglish: Very High20°C summers190 MbpsCoastal
75score
42.
🇿🇦

Cape Town

South Africa

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1026/mo rent$1658/mo totalEnglish: Very High24°C summers53 MbpsCoastalMountains
54score
43.
🇵🇱

Krakow

Poland

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$976/mo rent$1724/mo totalEnglish: Very High23°C summers88 Mbps
75score
44.
🇵🇱

Warsaw

Poland

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1224/mo rent$1993/mo totalEnglish: Very High23°C summers109 Mbps
74score
45.
🇷🇴

Bucharest

Romania

English level: High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$668/mo rent$1310/mo totalEnglish: High30°C summers255 Mbps
79score
46.
🇬🇷

Athens

Greece

English level: High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$737/mo rent$1566/mo totalEnglish: High32°C summers98 MbpsCoastal
74score
47.
🇭🇺

Budapest

Hungary

English level: High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$918/mo rent$1549/mo totalEnglish: High26°C summers80 Mbps
74score
48.
🇨🇿

Prague

Czech Republic

English level: High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1228/mo rent$2032/mo totalEnglish: High23°C summers137 Mbps
77score
49.
🇲🇾

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

English level: High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$690/mo rent$958/mo totalEnglish: High32°C summers135 Mbps
76score
50.
🇷🇸

Belgrade

Serbia

English level: High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$904/mo rent$1607/mo totalEnglish: High27°C summers68 Mbps
69score
51.
🇦🇷

Buenos Aires

Argentina

English level: High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$767/mo rent$1615/mo totalEnglish: High27°C summers55 Mbps
61score
52.
🇨🇭

Basel

Switzerland

English level: High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$2060/mo rent$3535/mo totalEnglish: High26°C summers
66score
53.
🇨🇭

Bern

Switzerland

English level: High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1960/mo rent$3265/mo totalEnglish: High24°C summers
69score
54.
🇨🇭

Geneva

Switzerland

English level: High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$2887/mo rent$4521/mo totalEnglish: High26°C summers122 Mbps
62score
55.
🇨🇭

Zurich

Switzerland

English level: High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$3006/mo rent$4555/mo totalEnglish: High23°C summers213 Mbps
71score
56.
🇪🇪

Tallinn

Estonia

English level: High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$816/mo rent$1779/mo totalEnglish: High20°C summers112 MbpsCoastal
76score
57.
🇬🇪

Batumi

Georgia

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$461/mo rent$850/mo totalEnglish: Moderate26°C summers32 MbpsCoastalMountains
71score
58.
🇬🇪

Tbilisi

Georgia

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$681/mo rent$1147/mo totalEnglish: Moderate29°C summers45 Mbps
68score
59.
🇦🇪

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$2288/mo rent$3154/mo totalEnglish: Moderate41°C summers378 MbpsCoastal
57score
60.
🇪🇸

Barcelona

Spain

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1712/mo rent$2512/mo totalEnglish: Moderate27°C summers84 MbpsCoastal
67score
61.
🇪🇸

Bilbao

Spain

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1259/mo rent$2147/mo totalEnglish: Moderate25°C summersCoastal
69score
62.
🇪🇸

Madrid

Spain

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1498/mo rent$2333/mo totalEnglish: Moderate31°C summers94 Mbps
69score
63.
🇪🇸

Malaga

Spain

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1392/mo rent$2157/mo totalEnglish: Moderate29°C summersCoastal
66score
64.
🇪🇸

Seville

Spain

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$980/mo rent$1626/mo totalEnglish: Moderate34°C summers
67score
65.
🇪🇸

Tenerife

Spain

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1217/mo rent$2042/mo totalEnglish: Moderate27°C summersCoastalMountains
68score
66.
🇪🇸

Valencia

Spain

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1429/mo rent$2219/mo totalEnglish: Moderate29°C summers99 MbpsCoastal
71score
67.
🇫🇷

Lyon

France

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$972/mo rent$1950/mo totalEnglish: Moderate26°C summers146 Mbps
75score
68.
🇫🇷

Marseille

France

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$902/mo rent$1789/mo totalEnglish: Moderate27°C summers169 MbpsCoastal
76score
69.
🇫🇷

Montpellier

France

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$930/mo rent$1727/mo totalEnglish: Moderate30°C summersCoastal
69score
70.
🇫🇷

Nice

France

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1142/mo rent$2039/mo totalEnglish: Moderate28°C summersCoastal
69score
71.
🇫🇷

Paris

France

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1604/mo rent$2558/mo totalEnglish: Moderate24°C summers173 Mbps
72score
72.
🇭🇰

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$2225/mo rent$2787/mo totalEnglish: Moderate30°C summersCoastal
56score
73.
🇦🇲

Yerevan

Armenia

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$680/mo rent$1020/mo totalEnglish: Moderate34°C summers65 MbpsMountains
70score
74.
🇹🇼

Taipei

Taiwan

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$735/mo rent$1044/mo totalEnglish: Moderate32°C summers142 Mbps
76score
75.
🇮🇱

Haifa

Israel

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1054/mo rent$2257/mo totalEnglish: Moderate29°C summers63 MbpsCoastalMountains
63score
76.
🇮🇱

Jerusalem

Israel

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1920/mo rent$3076/mo totalEnglish: Moderate29°C summers88 MbpsMountains
58score
77.
🇮🇱

Tel Aviv

Israel

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$2194/mo rent$3454/mo totalEnglish: Moderate29°C summers92 MbpsCoastal
56score
78.
🇰🇷

Seoul

South Korea

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$871/mo rent$1385/mo totalEnglish: Moderate28°C summers182 MbpsMountains
81score
79.
🇷🇺

Moscow

Russia

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1499/mo rent$2220/mo totalEnglish: Moderate22°C summers
42score
80.
🇷🇺

Saint Petersburg

Russia

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$908/mo rent$1451/mo totalEnglish: Moderate21°C summersCoastal
46score
81.
🇨🇷

Atenas

Costa Rica

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$650/mo rent$650/mo totalEnglish: Moderate27°C summersMountains
63score
82.
🇨🇷

San Jose

Costa Rica

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$998/mo rent$1600/mo totalEnglish: Moderate25°C summers82 MbpsMountains
61score
83.
🇨🇷

Tamarindo

Costa Rica

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$950/mo rent$950/mo totalEnglish: Moderate30°C summersCoastal
59score
84.
🇮🇹

Bologna

Italy

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1130/mo rent$2163/mo totalEnglish: Moderate31°C summers
68score
85.
🇮🇹

Florence

Italy

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1316/mo rent$2332/mo totalEnglish: Moderate30°C summers46 MbpsMountains
67score
86.
🇮🇹

Milan

Italy

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1737/mo rent$2794/mo totalEnglish: Moderate28°C summers90 MbpsMountains
66score
87.
🇮🇹

Rome

Italy

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1355/mo rent$2191/mo totalEnglish: Moderate30°C summers75 MbpsCoastal
68score
88.
🇻🇳

Da Nang

Vietnam

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$475/mo rent$624/mo totalEnglish: Moderate34°C summersCoastal
62score
89.
🇲🇦

Marrakech

Morocco

English level: Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$495/mo rent$729/mo totalEnglish: Low35°C summers
66score
90.
🇵🇦

Boquete

Panama

English level: Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

English: Low24°C summersMountains
53score
91.
🇵🇦

Panama City

Panama

English level: Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

English: Low29°C summers31 MbpsCoastal
49score
92.
🇹🇷

Istanbul

Turkey

English level: Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1070/mo rent$1570/mo totalEnglish: Low28°C summers51 MbpsCoastal
52score
93.
🇮🇳

Bangalore

India

English level: Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$324/mo rent$463/mo totalEnglish: Low28°C summers94 Mbps
69score
94.
🇮🇳

Goa

India

English level: Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$167/mo rent$310/mo totalEnglish: Low29°C summersCoastal
68score
95.
🇧🇷

Florianopolis

Brazil

English level: Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$627/mo rent$1063/mo totalEnglish: Low29°C summersCoastal
55score
96.
🇧🇷

Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

English level: Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$661/mo rent$1111/mo totalEnglish: Low31°C summers143 MbpsCoastal
59score
97.
🇨🇴

Medellin

Colombia

English level: Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$703/mo rent$1127/mo totalEnglish: Low26°C summers79 MbpsMountains
52score
98.
🇮🇩

Bali

Indonesia

English level: Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1082/mo rent$1284/mo totalEnglish: Low29°C summers36 MbpsCoastal
64score
99.
🇨🇳

Beijing

China

English level: Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1059/mo rent$1304/mo totalEnglish: Low31°C summers204 Mbps
68score
100.
🇨🇳

Shanghai

China

English level: Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$907/mo rent$1146/mo totalEnglish: Low31°C summers281 MbpsCoastal
70score
101.
🇨🇳

Shenzhen

China

English level: Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$743/mo rent$962/mo totalEnglish: Low31°C summersCoastal
63score
102.
🇪🇬

Cairo

Egypt

English level: Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$215/mo rent$409/mo totalEnglish: Low35°C summers26 Mbps
51score
103.
🇲🇽

Tulum

Mexico

English level: Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1045/mo rent$1489/mo totalEnglish: Low32°C summers41 MbpsCoastal
47score
104.
🇯🇵

Tokyo

Japan

English level: Very Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1359/mo rent$1893/mo totalEnglish: Very Low28°C summers53 MbpsCoastal
68score
105.
🇲🇽

Ajijic

Mexico

English level: Very Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$879/mo rent$1278/mo totalEnglish: Very Low26°C summers
52score
106.
🇲🇽

Cancun

Mexico

English level: Very Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$737/mo rent$1376/mo totalEnglish: Very Low32°C summersCoastal
50score
107.
🇲🇽

Merida

Mexico

English level: Very Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$601/mo rent$1114/mo totalEnglish: Very Low34°C summers
50score
108.
🇲🇽

Mexico City

Mexico

English level: Very Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1173/mo rent$1672/mo totalEnglish: Very Low24°C summers33 MbpsMountains
44score
109.
🇲🇽

Playa del Carmen

Mexico

English level: Very Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1068/mo rent$1587/mo totalEnglish: Very Low32°C summersCoastal
48score
110.
🇲🇽

Puerto Vallarta

Mexico

English level: Very Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1435/mo rent$2044/mo totalEnglish: Very Low30°C summersCoastal
45score
111.
🇲🇽

San Miguel de Allende

Mexico

English level: Very Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1106/mo rent$1732/mo totalEnglish: Very Low26°C summers
50score
112.
🇺🇿

Tashkent

Uzbekistan

English level: Very Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$609/mo rent$862/mo totalEnglish: Very Low35°C summers83 Mbps
54score
113.
🇰🇿

Almaty

Kazakhstan

English level: Very Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$756/mo rent$1241/mo totalEnglish: Very Low28°C summers133 MbpsMountains
59score
114.
🇹🇭

Bangkok

Thailand

English level: Very Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$703/mo rent$982/mo totalEnglish: Very Low33°C summers77 Mbps
63score
115.
🇹🇭

Chiang Mai

Thailand

English level: Very Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$463/mo rent$684/mo totalEnglish: Very Low31°C summers143 MbpsMountains
71score
116.
🇹🇭

Phuket

Thailand

English level: Very Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$708/mo rent$1065/mo totalEnglish: Very Low31°C summersCoastal
62score
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